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On the back of their partnership announcement with Ineos, Mercedes AMG F1 have today revealed the new car livery for the 2020 Formula One season. The new partnership sees the new silver arrows featuring red highlights for the first time since Mercedes returned to F1 in 2012.
KingGeorge the 63-th !!
Impressed they were able to get that done so quickly!!
Logistical challenges: https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/geor ... y/4920567/
Russell then explained how Mercedes had quickly acted to complete the various logistical challenges for his race debut, when asked what being chose as Hamilton's replacement meant for his future career chances at the team.
He said: "It means a huge amount to me that Mercedes gave me this opportunity because it was not easy for them – it was a lot of effort [that] went into making this deal happen. And I really appreciate what they've done.
"Logistically, getting helmets painted in the course of 24-hours, suits made, flown over from Italy [where Mercedes F1 race suits are made by Puma], to the UK, to Bahrain – there's so many things that have had to happen in the course of such a short period of time.
Wondering if Hamilton is thinking "damn, should have signed that contract last weekend"Moore77 wrote: ↑04 Dec 2020, 13:58If George shows surprising level of performance in these two races (two races are most likely on cards, even if Hamilton becomes available for Abu Dhabi), how much would that play a role in Hamilton's negotiations? When Kimi was fast, exciting and was available in the market, Luca wanted to quickly secure his services and to that extent, there was pressure on Schumacher to decide about his future.
If George does impress a "whole" lot, I would guess there would be some notice from Daimler board and a nudge to Toto. Besides, Hamilton doesn't have anywhere else to go, which would make the contract talks interesting.
But will he get as good a deal? we will see now
They'd have to buy out George's Williams contract first, assuming they'd let him go. Then they'd be more likely to buy pay Bottas to leave. Hamilton might be happy with a lower salary if they let him have his image rights back. He made a point about that in a recent interview.Moore77 wrote: ↑04 Dec 2020, 13:58If George shows surprising level of performance in these two races (two races are most likely on cards, even if Hamilton becomes available for Abu Dhabi), how much would that play a role in Hamilton's negotiations? When Kimi was fast, exciting and was available in the market, Luca wanted to quickly secure his services and to that extent, there was pressure on Schumacher to decide about his future.
If George does impress a "whole" lot, I would guess there would be some notice from Daimler board and a nudge to Toto. Besides, Hamilton doesn't have anywhere else to go, which would make the contract talks interesting.
But he still has a weakened hand if there is someone to step in if he decides he does not want the deal.
Well they would have to buy out George's contract, and probably upfront too. Plus Lewis nets them an incredible amount of marketing and headlines. He's the most marketable driver on the grid and it's not even close. He's also the best driver on the grid.
